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Lotus draws hope from first race finish

Lotus' Romain Grosjean finished in eleventh position after a hot and humid Malaysian Grand Prix, whilst Pastor Maldonado was forced to make an early retirement to prevent damage to his Renault Sport F1 power unit. Pastor was caught by contact in the opening lap and suffered from an unrelated issue concerning the turbo intake system. Romain made strong progress from his fifteenth position start to be challenging for points, however diminished downforce from his rear diffuser in the final eight laps left him defending from behind rather than attacking those ahead. Romain Grosjean, P11, E22-03: “Eleventh place is good for all the guys at Enstone and at the track, and it's good for me too....
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